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Widely regarded as a classic on the Vietnam War, Decent Interval provides a scathing critique of the CIA's role in & final departure from that conflict. Still the most detailed & respected account of America's final days in Vietnam, the book was written at great risk & ultimately at great sacrifice by an author who had believed in the CIA's cause but was disillusioned by the agency's treacherous withdrawal, leaving thousands of Vietnamese allies to the mercy of an angry enemy. A quarter-century later, it remains a powerfully riveting testament to one of the darkest episodes in US history.ForewordHomecoming --A great day --In good faith --Leaves from a pocket notebook --Son of cease-fire --Martin's embassy --Nibblers and anti-nibblers --Fiscal whores --Improvisatory offensive --A thousand cuts --Hail-fellow --Pyrrhic victories --Blossoming lotus --Light at the top --Glass mountain --Black box --Cannonball to Papa Lima --Ides of March --Piece of my tongue --Primary responsibility --Limp little rags --The bombing --Spotlighting --Eagle pull --Discarded luxury --Worst case --Controlled conditions --Panic button --A bargain whose day has passed --Secret caller --Polarized thinking --High-class chauffer --Our turn --They're in the halls --Morning --Afternoon --EveningPostscriptIndex